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Example Sentences
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The fan leaned over the rail to say something and Metcalf reached up, grabbed him by the shirt or wig with his right hand before turning and walking away.
From Los Angeles Times
College football once leaned on bots, but it decided last decade to reintroduce the human element, which has only shown that mortals can make baffling, terrible decisions, too.
Jackson and the three other child-care workers who operate on 115th Street lean on one another to keep their child-care homes open.
From Los Angeles Times
Williamson has not made a concrete decision over his future in Test cricket, but he is leaning more towards family than cricketing commitment.
From Barron's
Though the past two years have, she explains, made her feel more connected to her Jewishness - for example, she has leaned more into traditions of Jewish activism - she does not feel greater support for Israel.
From BBC
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